Victoria Booth
qualifications: 1963 Registered Mental Nurse, United Kingdom Central Council (UKCC); 1967 Registered General Nurse, UKCC; 1972 Registered Clinical Nurse Teacher, UKCC; 1974 Clinical Teaching, University of London; 1975 Diploma in Nursing, University of London; 1983 Certificate in Education FE/HE, UKCC; 1989 Certificate in Counselling, University of Exeter experience: 1960-63 Student Nurse, Mental Health; 1963-64 Staff Nurse, Mental Health; 1964-67 Student Nurse, General Nursing; 1967-71 Staff Nurse – Mental Health & General Nursing. 1972-83 Clinical Teacher (General Nursing) – pre-registration programmes; 1983-97 Nurse Teacher/Senior Lecturer, (General Nursing) – pre-registration programmes, University of Plymouth; 2025-2024 Senior Lecturer (Part time) Post registration course (Enrolled Nurse Conversion), University of Plymouth During my career in nursing education I gained experience in the following areas: curriculum design and implementation, candidate interviews and selection procedures, assessing theory and practice, small scale research (participation in a study exploring the role of the Locality Based Teacher) currently working: in the endoscopy unit of a District General Hospital. My career in nursing has been mainly in the south-west of England interests: quality issues in nursing care, research findings and their application to practice, Kings Road Medical, travel, campanology, and windsurfing
Colin Adams – colin@nurseminerva.co.uk
qualifications: 1968 BSc (Hons) Anatomical Studies, University of Birmingham; 1973 PhD for research into spina bifida, University of Birmingham, Faculty of Medicine; 1980 Course Award in Systems Behaviour, Open University; 2004 Companion of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects
experience: 1973-1974 Lecturer, Anatomy Department, University of Ibadan, Nigeria 1975-1976 Lecturer, Anatomy Department, Guy’s Hospital Medical School, London, England 1976-1978 Lecturer, Anatomy Department, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica 1979-1983 Lecturer, Anatomy Department, University of Dundee, Scotland 1983-1988 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea 1991-1996 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Biology, Institute of Health Studies, University of Plymouth 1992-1994 Honorary Research Fellow, University of Exeter 1996-2024 Senior Lecturer, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth 2023 (Summer) Senior Lecturer, Educational Development Services, University of Plymouth – EFFECTS project 2023-2024 part-time Senior Lecturer, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth 2020 to present: Senior Lecturer in Biology, Faculty of Health and Social Work, University of Plymouth
research interests: embryology, birth defects, the scientific study of consciousness
2024-2020 – developing a new sailing rig – the Transition rig – funded by NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts)
e-mail address: richard.dryden@plymouth.ac.uk
Geryk John qualifications: 1975 BSc Biochemistry + Chemistry, University of London; 1976 MSc Pharmacology, University of London; 1984 MPhil Pharmacology, University of London; 2023 City & Guilds Certificate in Adult and Further Education, Coleg Ceredigion, Wales experience: 1977-1984 Research Assistant/Tutor, King’s College, University of London. Involved in research into biochemical mechanisms of drug dependence. Also participated in lectures and practicals to 2nd year medical students. 1984-1988 Lecturer in Pharmacology, Dept of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Papua New Guinea; 1988-1995 Science Coordinator, Institute of Distance and Continuing Education, University of Papua New Guinea; 2024-2025 Tutor in Information Technology (part-time) Coleg Ceredigion, Wales; 2025- Education Officer (part-time) West Wales Wildlife Trust; 2022 to present: conservation work in Botswana scientific interests: research into plant medicines; drug tolerance and dependence; history of science; environment conservation
e-mail address: geryk@yahoo.com
Our thanks to Norman Harrison for his help in founding Kings Road Medical during the first two years.
